Famous abortion case attorney joins in local celebration

In town: Abortion case lawyer Sarah Weddington, and national Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, daughter of late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, helped San Diego’s Planned Parenthood celebrate its 50th anniversary last week. It was a homecoming of sorts for Weddington, who was only 27 when she argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, because its health center on College Avenue bears her name.

On the move:Dr. Daniel Einhorn was installed as president of the American College of Endocrinology at a national gathering of endocrinologists in Phoenix. Einhorn is medical director of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute and a clinical professor of medicine at UC San Diego…

Sold: The former North County branch of the Mingei folk art museum may soon see new life. Closed since 2010, the building in downtown Escondido was recently bought by John Paul the Great Catholic University for a reported $1.85 million. The university has plans to relocate its Scripps Ranch campus there …

Surf memories: It’s a long trip, but Rusty Miller is traveling from his Australia home to Southern California for a book signing event. The 1965 USA Surfing Champion, an original member of the Windansea Surf Club, founded in 1963, is returning to his hometown of Encinitas to autograph copies of his book, “Turning Point,” from 3-5 p.m. today at Hansen Surfboards. His candid photos spotlight some of the leading surfers of the early 1970s.